TheBreakdown
Full time15 July 1989
New Zealand
60–9
Argentina
Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand · Tour 1989Head-to-head

New Zealand won by 51 points.

Scoring

  1. 4’PNew Zealand penalty · Grant Fox3–0
  2. 10’PNew Zealand penalty · Grant Fox6–0
  3. 20’TNew Zealand try · John Gallagher10–0
  4. 26’CNew Zealand conversion · Grant Fox12–0
  5. 26’TNew Zealand try16–0
  6. 32’PArgentina penalty · Daniel Baetti Sabah16–3
  7. 33’CNew Zealand conversion · Grant Fox18–3
  8. 33’TNew Zealand try · Michael Jones22–3
  9. 47’CNew Zealand conversion · Grant Fox24–3
  10. 47’TNew Zealand try · Terry Wright28–3
  11. 52’TNew Zealand try · John Kirwan32–3
  12. 58’CNew Zealand conversion · Grant Fox34–3
  13. 58’TNew Zealand try · John Gallagher38–3
  14. 61’CNew Zealand conversion · Grant Fox40–3
  15. 61’TNew Zealand try · John Kirwan44–3
  16. 63’TNew Zealand try · Terry Wright48–3
  17. 67’CNew Zealand conversion · Grant Fox50–3
  18. 67’TNew Zealand try · John Gallagher54–3
  19. 78’CNew Zealand conversion · Grant Fox56–3
  20. 78’TNew Zealand try · Michael Jones60–3
  21. 79’CArgentina conversion · Daniel Baetti Sabah60–5
  22. 79’TArgentina try · Fabian Turnes60–9

Line-ups

New Zealand

  1. 1Steve McDowallProp
  2. 2Sean FitzpatrickHooker
  3. 3Richard LoeProp
  4. 4Murray PierceSecond row
  5. 5Gary WhettonSecond row
  6. 6Alan WhettonFlanker
  7. 7Michael JonesFlanker
  8. 8Wayne ShelfordNumber 8
  9. 9Bruce DeansScrum-half
  10. 10Grant FoxFly-half
  11. 11Terry WrightWing
  12. 12John SchusterCentre
  13. 13Joe StanleyCentre
  14. 14John KirwanWing
  15. 15John GallagherFull-back
  16. 16Bernie McCahillBench
  17. 17Frano BoticaBench
  18. 18Graeme BachopBench
  19. 19Zinzan BrookeBench
  20. 20Ron WilliamsBench
  21. 21Warren GatlandBench

Argentina

  1. 1Serafin DengraProp
  2. 2Diego CashHooker
  3. 3Luis MolinaProp
  4. 4Pablo BuabseSecond row
  5. 5Marcelo ValesaniSecond row
  6. 6Miguel BertranouFlanker
  7. 7Pablo DinisioFlanker
  8. 8Gustavo MilanoNumber 8
  9. 9Daniel Baetti SabahScrum-half
  10. 10Rafael MaderoFly-half
  11. 11Christian MendyWing
  12. 12Fabian TurnesCentre
  13. 13Marcelo LoffredaCentre
  14. 14Diego Cuesta SilvaWing
  15. 15Alejandro ScolniFull-back
  16. 16Adrian RoccaBench
  17. 17Ricardo Le FortBench
  18. 18Joaquin UriarteBench
  19. 19Fabio GomezBench
  20. 20Marcelo RighentiniBench
  21. 21Juan Soler VallsBench

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Context

All-time, New Zealand 40–4 Argentina, 1 drawn in 45 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

New Zealand going in
Argentina going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.